The contract ensures that, in case of any technical issues with Sky
Deutschland’s main signal, the broadcaster’s programming will be
restored in a short time-frame, from the MX1 Broadcasting Centre in
Unterfoehring, Germany.

The agreement includes playout and turnaround services, such as
encoding, multiplexing and encryption, and uplink services. To support
these services, the MX1 Broadcast Centre will concurrently receive all
necessary data and video transmission material from the Sky channels.

“The signing of the contract with Sky is good news for movie fans and
sports enthusiasts,” said Christoph Muehleib, SES Vice President Sales
and Marketing responsible for ASTRA and MX1 in Germany, Austria and
Switzerland. “This new agreement with Sky confirms the trend that
business continuity is becoming more and more important, even in the
broadcasting industry. All our existing customers, new customers as well
as other stand-alone broadcast channels can benefit from these
continuity services,” Christoph concluded.

Stefan Kunz, Vice President Broadcast Services at Sky Deutschland: “The
absolute reliability of our services for our broadcasting operations is
very important to us. With the solution provided by MX1, we are able to
sustain our broadcasting operation and the service availability in case
of critical issues in our main site as seamlessly as possible.”

SES is the world-leading satellite operator and the first to deliver a
differentiated and scalable GEO-MEO offering worldwide, with more than
50 satellites in Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) and 12 in Medium Earth
Orbit (MEO). SES focuses on value-added, end-to-end solutions in four
key market verticals (Video, Enterprise, Mobility and Government). It
provides satellite communications services to broadcasters, content and
internet service providers, mobile and fixed network operators,
governments and institutions, and businesses worldwide. SES’s portfolio
includes the ASTRA satellite system, which has the largest
Direct-to-Home (DTH) television reach in Europe, and O3b Networks, a
global managed data communications service provider. Another SES
subsidiary, MX1, is a leading media service provider and offers a full
suite of innovative digital video and media services.
Further
information available at: www.ses.com

About MX1

MX1, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG),
is a global leading media services provider. The world’s first media
globalizer works with leading media businesses to transform content into
the ultimate viewer experience for a global audience. With more
entertainment, more innovation and more impact, MX1 offers a full range
of content management, delivery and value-added digital media services.
Every day, MX1 distributes more than 2,500 TV channels, manages the
playout of over 500 channels, delivers syndicated content to more than
120 leading subscription VOD platforms, delivers over 8,000 hours of
online video streaming and delivers more than 500 hours of premium
sports and live events. The new company has 16 offices worldwide and
operates six global state-of-the-art media centers, enabling customers
to reach billions of people around the world. To find out more, visit www.mx1.com
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